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February 18, 2011
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7 Ways to Avoid Getting Hacked by Anonymous The hactivist group Anonymous used a series of simple technical and social exploits to crack the network of security-technology firm HBGary Federal, giving the company a schooling that other network security pros can learn from.
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House Passes Defunding of Net Neutrality Rules The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an amendment to its annual government funding bill that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from...
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Make Friends With Windows Phone 7 Why would you choose Windows Phone 7 over Apple's iOS, RIM's BlackBerry, or Android? Here are some of the standout features offered by Microsoft's mobile OS.
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How IT Pros Cheat on Certification Exams Incidents of cheating on IT certifications are on the rise, a trend that experts say is an outward sign of the desperation felt by out-of-work and under-employed...
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US Bill Would Prohibit Internet 'kill Switch' Three senators introduce new legislation prohibiting the president from shutting down the Internet.
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Future of Internet Doesn't Include an IPv7, Says Vint Cerf Internet 'founding father' Vint Cerf, now Chief Internet Evangelist for Google, explains why IPv6 matters so much.
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Wall Street Beat: Tech Earnings Help Buoy Markets Tech vendor results this week reinforced the perception that business spending would fuel IT sales this year, and helped indexes head for a third straight week...
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Fedora and openSUSE Linux Drop Unity Efforts Ubuntu 11.04, or Natty Narwhal, remains the only desktop Linux distribution to offer the new interface in the near future.
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As Cloud Grows, IT Hiring Flatlines Corporate IT departments are increasing their spending on hardware and cloud services, but not on new hiring in this weak economy.
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Terracotta Adds Search to Cached Databases Terracotta adds analysis capabilities into its transactional database
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Push2Call: A Cloud Telephony Service You Can Embed in Websites Gibbs discusses telephony in the cloud and a free service, Push2Call, that can enhance your Website or social networking services.
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